Connect with a Rep

For support or assistance with tailoring an experience to your brief, we invite you to contact a Specification Area Manager relevant to your location. Our friendly and professional team will respond to your enquiry as quickly as possible and provide guidance on sample requests, product presentations, as well as hosting ‘lunch-and-learn’.


Victoria & Tasmania

Ben Holod
Specification Manager
Ben has held the role of Specification Manager since late 2019. He’s worked with a wide range of products, and acquired a deep knowledge of how to specify and build sustainably. “It’s important to me, it sets the tone of who I am and my own values,” he states. “Aligning myself with a company that holds ‘true’ are principles that make me proud of the work ForestOne does.” With a love of meeting new people and strengthening those relationships, Ben aims to become part in providing solutions to his clients, he says “seeing our materials installed in their projects gives me great satisfaction.”
Ben Holod
Ben Holod
Claire Weston
Area Manager – Specification
With a career that spans twenty years, Claire has brought her wealth of experience to ForestOne as a Specification Area Manager in Victoria. Focused on sustainability, Claire says, “everything ForestOne does begins and ends with the environment, and reducing our impact on it.” Through her passion of working with architects, interior designers and builders Claire finds particular joy in working on projects from design concept to completion.
Claire Weston
Claire Weston
Kelly Turner
Area Manager – Specification
More than eighteen years of industry experience, Kelly joined ForestOne as a Specification Area Manager ten years ago. Kelly wishes to help architects and designers find the right product. “I’ve always loved architecture and design, which is why I’ve spent most of my working life in the industry. I love my job because no two days are the same. I’m privileged to meet creative, talented people who inspire me through their designs.”
Kelly Turner
Kelly Turner
Pamela Fuentes
Showroom Assistant
Starting in January 2021, Pamela brought her diverse work experience to ForestOne and began to manage the Melbourne showroom. Assisting with sample requests, and general duties for the marketing team, Pamela thoroughly enjoys working alongside her colleagues, ForestOne customers, and architects and designers. With a passion for sustainability, Pamela believes it “is of the essence in today’s world, [and I am] pleased ForestOne is playing such a big role in aiding responsible specification.”
Pamela Fuentes
Pamela Fuentes
Darryl Ball
Group Decorative & Specification Manager
Darryl has been with ForestOne for nine years as the Group Decorative and Specification Manager. He has educated the architecture and design community with his knowledge on everything EGGER, MEGANITE and DESIGNER PLY. “EGGER has a brilliant sustainability story around embodied carbon and recycled content that is superior to other products available in Australia,” Darryl says. Using his personable skills and expert knowledge, Darryl ensures he delivers sound advice to every customer.
Darryl Ball
Darryl Ball
John Dalla Via
National Business Development Manager
Though only new to his role as National Business Development Manager, John has strengthened his unique insight into the architecture and design market as well as his industry experience over three decades. Passionate about EGGER and innovation, John strives to continually expand his knowledge on the changing market so he can assist customers in their product selection. “The industry is evolving and benefiting from new technologies, standards and product options,” John explains. “This allows us as an industry to be always ever-changing.”
John Dalla Via
John Dalla Via